SB1026,5,16 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. d. The number of contacts with disabled veteran-owned businesses in connection with proposed purchases.

SB1026,17 Section 17 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,5,22 16.75 (3m) (c) 3. The department shall maintain and annually publish data on state purchases from minority businesses and on state purchases from disabled veteran-owned businesses, including amounts expended and the percentage of total expenditures awarded to minority businesses and amounts expended and the percentage of total expenditures awarded to disabled veteran-owned businesses.

SB1026,18 Section 18 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,6,16 16.75 (3m) (c) 4. The department shall annually prepare and submit a report to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), on the total amount of money paid to and the amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten by minority businesses, minority financial advisers, minority investment firms, disabled veteran-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned financial advisers, and disabled veteran-owned investment firms under the requirements of this subsection and ss. 16.855 (10m), 16.87 (2), 25.185, 84.075 and 565.25 (2) (a) 3. and on this state's progress toward achieving compliance with par. (b) and ss. 16.855 (10m) (am) and (10n), 16.87 (2), 25.185, and 84.075 (1m). The report shall also include the percentage of the total amount of money paid to and the percentage of the total amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten by disabled veteran-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned financial advisers, and disabled veteran-owned investment firms. In calculating the percentages to be reported under this subsection, the department shall exclude any purchase or contract for which a preference would violate any federal law or regulation or any contract between an agency and a federal agency or any contract that would result in a reduction in the amount of federal aids received by this state.

SB1026,19 Section 19 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,6,21 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. b. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or subcontract is made with a disabled veteran-owned business, the department shall include only amounts paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

SB1026,20 Section 20. 16.855 (10m) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,6,24 16.855 (10m) (ac) In this subsection, “disabled veteran-owned business" means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

SB1026,21 Section 21. 16.855 (10m) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,7,4 16.855 (10m) (am) 2. In awarding construction contracts, the department shall attempt exhaust all efforts to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended in each fiscal year is awarded to contractors and subcontractors that are disabled veteran-owned businesses.

SB1026,22 Section 22. 16.855 (10m) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,7,10 16.855 (10m) (am) 3. The department may shall make every effort to award any contract to a minority business or disabled veteran-owned business, or a business that is both a minority business and a disabled veteran-owned business, if the business is a qualified responsible bidder and the business submits a bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent low bid.

SB1026,23 Section 23. 16.855 (10m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,7,14 16.855 (10m) (b) Upon completion of any contract, the contractor shall report to the department any amount of the contract that was subcontracted to minority businesses or disabled veteran-owned businesses.

SB1026,24 Section 24. 16.855 (10m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,7,18 16.855 (10m) (c) The department shall maintain and annually publish data on contracts awarded to minority businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses under this subsection and ss. 16.87 and 84.075.

SB1026,25 Section 25. 16.87 (1) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 16.87 (1) (d) and amended to read:

SB1026,7,22 16.87 (1) (d) “Disabled veteran-owned “Veteran-owned business" means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

SB1026,26 Section 26. 16.87 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,8,3 16.87 (2) (c) The department shall attempt exhaust all efforts to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses.

SB1026,27 Section 27. 18.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,8,6 18.16 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms; disabled veteran-owned financial advisers and investment firms.

SB1026,28 Section 28. 18.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 18.16 (1) (e) and amended to read:

SB1026,8,11 18.16 (1) (e) “Disabled veteran-owned “Veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

SB1026,29 Section 29. 18.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 18.16 (1) (f) and amended to read:

SB1026,8,16 18.16 (1) (f) “Disabled veteran-owned “Veteran-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

SB1026,30 Section 30. 18.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1026,8,21 18.16 (2) (b) Except as provided in sub. (7), in contracting public debt by competitive sale, the commission shall make all reasonable and good faith efforts to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total public indebtedness contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by disabled veteran-owned investment firms.